Cartridge-clip.



No. 653,389. Patented luly I0, |900.

J. 4P. LEE. CARTRIDGE CLIP.

(Application lcf Aug. 8, 1899.)

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CARTRIDGE-CLIP.

SPECIFICATIO forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,389, dated July 10, l1900.

` Applicants met August 8,1899'. "sain No'. '726;536.' (Nomads.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES P. LEE, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city and county of Hartford, in

the State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cartridge-Clips, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to cartridge-clips or magazine-fillers especially adapted for use in connection with that class of small-arms commonly known as bolt-guns or magazine- An object of the present invention is to furnish a clip of materially-simplified Construction and organization embodying a cartridgelocker adapted when in its locking position to bear against the head-faces ot' every cartridge of and to positively lock a row of superimposed eartridges, and which clip will occupy the least possible space over and above that actually required for the cartridges and .which will be light, strong, and serviceable, may be quickly operated to look the cartridges in place bya simple longitudinal movement of one member thereof, may be automatically operated by a fixture on `the gun during the insertion of the clip to release the cartridges, and may be so inexpensively manufactured as to allow the throwing away of said clips without material loss. 2*

Afurther object of the invention is to produce a Cartridge clip including a substantially-rigidehanneled clip-body or holding member and a substantially-rigid cartridgelocking member supported for longitudinal movement and having at opposite ends thereof locking-faces and means effective on the longitudinal movement of either the locker or clip-body, one relatively to the other, for imparting a forward nnoveinpnt to said locker whereby to lobk tlie cartridges.

In-the drawings accompanying and'forming part of this speeiation, Figure lis a central longitudinal sec ion of a\.cartridgeclip embodying my present invention in one form thereof, said figure showing a row of superimposed cartridges lockedv in place in said clip, a portion only of said cartridges being shown.' Fig. 2 is a similar view of the clip sn wn .in Fig. l, showing the cartridges releasedv and dropping out of the clip. Fig. 3 is a similar view of a slightly-modified form of clip embodying this inventionft-he cartridges being shown locked in place in the channel of the clip-body or holder and the cartridge-locker proper being shown with re-` silient actuating projections at opposite ends thereof. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the clip shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5-is a rear view of the holder or clip-body shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a front view lot" the clip illustrated in Fig. l without the Cartridges. view of a modified form of clip-body embodying this invention, said figure showing the clip-body furnished with internally-project ing prongs which overlap and' hold the cartridge-locker in place in the channel of said body. Figs. S and 9 are edge and front views of the cartridge-locker shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. l0 is an edge view'of the cartridge# locker sli-own in Fig. 3; and Figs. 1l and `12 are longitudinal sectional views ot a portion of the end of the clip-bodyshown in Fig. 1, showing a modified form of locker in two positions, respectively, said lockerbeing shown with a hook at the end for engaging the clipbody. .y

Similar characters represent like parts in all the iiguresof the drawings.

Fig. 7 is a frontl The cartridge-clip in the preferred construei tion and organizationtgereof shown inthe accompanyingmgwings comprises two principal members-to wit, a lon gi udinally-ehanneled substantially-rigid clip-body or holding/ member (designated in a general way by B) and a cartridge-locking member or locker (designated in a general wayby L) supported for longitudinal` and transverse movement with relation to said clip-body.

The clip-body B, which will preferably be made of sheet-steel and substantially rigid, is shown havingl longitudinally-disposed forwardly aud/mwardly projecting flanges 3 and 8 at opposite side edges, respectively; thereof,

which form between them a wide cartridgehead-receiving channel 4, said flanges being disposed at such a distance apart as to perf mit the fianged or beaded heads 5 of the'eartridges C to freely slide within the Channel 4, while the inwardly-projecting portions of said flanges 3 and 3 willenterthe grooves 5 latter being eective on a slight longitudinali of said cartridges in the usual manner and as described, for instance, in Letters Patent of the United States, granted to me October 8, 1895, to which `reference may be had.

The clip-body is shown dished or countersunk longitudinally upon its front or inner face, substantially midway its width, to form a narrow channel 7 to receive the cartridgelocker L, the rear Wall of said channel '7 forming a bearing for said locker out of the plane of the head-faces of the cartridges and out of the plane of that portion of the channel 4 against which said head-faces bear.

The clip-body B is shown having at each end thereof a locker-advancing portion or wall 8 and a recess or cartridge-locker-relieving space 9, adjacent to saidwall 8, the former being eective when the locker is in its cartridge-holding position for retaining the locking ends` of said locker in tight engagement with the heads of the cartridges and at the same time preventing accidental longitudinal movement of said locker, and the movement of the locker or clip-body, one

relatively to the other, for permitting a back' ward movement of the locker bodily or of the locking ends of.the locker, whereby to release said locker from locked engagement with said cartridges, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In some instances the clip-body B will be furnished with inwardly-projecting prongs,

\ as and 10', which maybe struck out of the metal nearly midway the length of said body and so constructed and disposed as to overlap and engage the front face of the locker, whereby to hold the same with relation to the clip-body, as shown in Fig. 7. Therefore it will be obyious that the invention is not limited to the particular form of clip-body illustratedin any one of the iigures of the accompanying drawings, as various modifications thereof are Within the purview of this invention.

The cartridge-locker L, which constitutes an essential element of the clip, consists, in the preferred form thereof shown in the drawings, of an elongated member constructed of rigid or resilient metal, as desired, and havingat or near each end thereof two oppositely-disposed projections 12 and 12, one of which, as 12, extends forward from the front face of said member and constitutes a locking projection or inclined locking-face for engaging the heads of the terminal cartridges of a new of-snperimposed cartridges for lock- -ing the same tightly together, and the other of which, as 12', extends backwardly and constitutes a. locker-actuating cam or projection and cooperates with the locker-advancing portion or wall 8 of the clip-body B on a longitudinal movement of said locker or clip-body, onerelatively to the other, for impartin ga for- Ward cartridge locking movement of the locker bodily or of the locking ends of said locker.

The cartridge-locker will preferably be rigid from end to end, and the opposing projections 12'and 12 will be' so located with relation to each other that when the locker is moved longitudinally of the clip-body into a cartridge-locking position the cam-like projection 12/, bearing against the inner face of the wall Sof the clip-body,willpositively prevent a backward cartridge-unlockin g movement of said locking projections 12 of said locker, and will also prevent accidental longitudinal movement of said locker relatively tov the clip-body.

The locking-faces 12 at opposite ends of the cartridge-locker extend over and under,

respectively, the upper and lower faces of the heads of the uppermost and lowermost cartridges of the row of cartridges and tend to force all of the cartridges tightly together, thus positively locking the same together, as will be readily understood.

In Figs. 3 and l0 of the drawings thc opposite ends of the elongated locker member, which in these figures is designated by L', are shown bent forward to form the locking projections 12 and then bent backward and inward to form resilient cam-like projections 12", such construction permiting a slight yielding of each actuating-cam face on a longitudinal locking or releasing movement of the locker L and also compensating for any inaccuracy in construction, which might otherwisel result in slight play or looseness.

I do not limit myself to the exact const-ruction of cartridge-locker shown in the drawings, as the same is capable of various modifications withinthe limit and scope of this invention, so long as the same is constructed and organized to have forward and backward cartridge locking and releasing movements on longitudinal movements of said locker or the clip-body, one relatively to the other.

By reference to Fig. l it will be seen that when the cartridges are locked in place in the clip the locking-faces 12 12 of the locker are pressed tightly against the bevel-faces of the flanges of the terminal cartridges of the row by the rear face of the cam-like projections 12 12 bearing against the inner face of the locker-advancing portion 8 of the clip-body and that the forward face of the body por tion of the locker L is, on account of the flexing of the opposite ends of said locker or the lateral movement of said locker bodily, as the case may be, forced tightly against the head-faces of the cartridges, thus preventing accidental movement of said cartridges. When it is desired to release said cartridges from their locked position, it is simply necessary to hold the clip-body member or the locking member: one as against movement longitudinally and move the non-held member longitudinally, so that the cani-like projection 12 will come into register with the recess o'r relieving-space 9 of the clip-bo ly,wl1cn said locking member will be treed from and IOC IIO

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will naturally move backwardout of locked 'engagement with the cartridges, one actuating-cam entering a recess 9 and the other eX- tending below the lower end of the clip#body, as shown in Fig. 2, thus releasing -the cartridges and permitting the same to move freely Vout of the clip-'body and zine of the gun. l

. In practice the releasing movement of the cartridge-locker will be automatically effected by afixture on the magazine of Athe gun concurrently with the insertion of the clip in A simple and convenient way of releasing the cartridges from locking engagement with the locker and clip-body is to hold the clipbodyagainstlongitudinal movementand then push the cartridges toward the lower end of the clip, which will cause the lockerto move longitudinallywith said cartridges until it comes to the cartridge-unlocking position, (shown ,in Fig.v 2,) when it will be freed from its locked engagement with said Vcartridges.

In Figs. 1l and l2 the cartridge-locker, which in these figures is designated by L2, is shown having a rearwardly-extended hook* like projection 12C, which not only constitutesl the locker-actuating projection or cam, b'nt also constitutes a device for limiting the longitndinal movement of the locker relatively to the clip-body and also prevents displacement of one relatively to the other', said projection being constructed to engage over the edge of the recess'l inthe clip-body cna lon-A Y'gitudinal and backward cartrdgte-unlocking movement of said locker. v

It is distinctly to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact construc` cartridges by their inherent elasticity, andl in which a positive retractive cartridge-unlocking movement is imparted to the cartridge-locker by any means, locker illustrated in the accompanying drawings is not dependent upon its elasticity for holding the cartridges nor for its cartridge-v unlocking movement; but, on the contrary, it has a positive advancing cartridge-locking movement imparted toit by the locker-ad vancing walls S of the clip-body'coa'cting with the cam-like projections 12 on the locker, and

= the cartridge-engaging ends of the locker are positively held against retracfive movement into the magaj' both ends of said locking Vmovement with relation to the cartridgebetween the wens s ma 'the ternir-iai eartridges' of the series when lthe cartridges are' llocked in place and 'cannotbe displaced by two come l,ative rigidmembers; and meansop'erativeon: a longitudinal movement of onemember relend thrust on'the cartridges.l

I claim l p 1. A cartridgeclip'including atively to the other i'orl imparting an advancing cartridge-locking movement to `'one menti-l ber.

2. A cartridge-clip comprising a clip-bodyA or holding member;

ber; and means for imparting aforwardcar- .a cartridge-locking'mew tridge-engaging movement to both ends of the locking member, simultaneously, on one lon? gitudinal movement of .one memberrelatively to the other, and for effecting the release of member, simultaneously, on another longitudinal movement `of said member.

3. Acartridge-clipembodyingtwo substahtially-rigid members disposedfcr longitudi# nal movement one relatively to the other lockv and release a row of cartridges; and means for advancing dinal movementof the members relatively, andfor releasing both ends of said member from engagement with said both ends otono-menig berto engage the cartridges on-one longitucartridgesl on an? other longitudinal movement of said mernf bers. i

4. The combination. with a clip-body, of Aa r cartridge-locker disposed fo r longitudihal said body; and means' on the body and locker to coperate andimpart to the locker,` cartridge-engaging movement ony the longitudinal movement of thebody or locker rela.- tively, and to positivelyhold both ends of said locker against retractive movement when in a cartridge-locking position.

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bodily, a forward f 5. A cartridge-clip including a substa11- tiaIly-rigid channeled body orholder; alocke'r loosely disposed in the channel of said body lfor bod-ily movements both longitudinally and transversely of said bodyg. and means onf l the body and locker4 to impart a forward cartridge-engaging movement to both ends of .l

said locker on a longitudinal movement of said body o r locker one relatively to the other.

6.v A cartridge-clip'comprisinga channeledclip-body having locker advancing and relieving portions at opposite ends; anda locker having cartridge-locking faces at opposite `enjd's'on the front 'face thereof'andhaving locker-actuating projections near opposite' ends on the rear facethereof, which latter projections coperate with the clip-body to impart a forward cartridge-locking movement to opposite ends ot' said locker simultaneously on a longitudinal movement of the body or locker one relatively tothe other.

7. In a cartridge-clip, a cartridge-locker having'a locking projection at each end or the front face thereof, and alsohaving a ro- 4 eeeee locker-advancing Wall at the end thereof and also having a recess or relieving-space immediately adjoining said ,tv all; a cartridgelocker having an actuating cam or' projection -on the rear face near the end thereof coperatingwith the locker-advancing Wall of the clipfbody for normally. holding the locker in tight locked engagement with the cartridges and Whiehdprojection is adapted on a lon gitudinal movement of said body or locker, one relatively to the other, for entering the recess in said body to release the locker from its locked engagement with said cartridges.

9. In a cartridge-clip a longitudinally-channeled elip-body,` in combination with a rigid cartridgedocker loosely disposed in said ehanf nel; and means effective on a longit'ndinai movement of said body or locker, one relatively to the other, forimparting an advancjing movementbodily to said locker to throw thesaine into tight locked engagement; with the cartridgesy and Ifor holding Athe vsame against retractive movement until another longitudinal movement of said body onlooker, relatively.- f

10. The combination With a cartridgeclip Y body, ,of a non-flexible locker having ear` tridge-locking projectionson the front face at oppositeends and having locker-actuating projections on the rear fade at opposite ends,

substantially as described and for the pnr- N pose' set forth.

1l. A cartridsfeeli inoludinn two eo erative rigid members; means operative on lon-.

gitudinal movements of one member relatively1 to the other for effecting forward and` backward movements of one member bodily with relation to the other member; and means for limiting the longitudinal movement of onemeinber relatively to the other and for preventing accidental displaeementy of said members relatively.

12. The combination of a clip-body having a recess near one end thereof, and a rigid cartridgelocker disposed for longitudinal yand transverse, bodily, movement-s with relation to said body and having a forwardly-V locking-.face and a rearward hook* projecting like actuating projection at one or both ends thereof the latter of which is constructed to impart a forward cartridge-locking movement to the locker on a longitudinal movement of the locker or body, relatively, and is also adapted to engage over the edge of the Wall of the recess in said body when said locker is released from said eartridgesmhereby to limit the longitudinal movement of the locker and prevent accidental displacement thereof relatively to said body.

Signed by me at Hartford, Connecticut, this 29th day of July, A. D; 1899. v JAMES P. LEE.

, Witnesses:

lAivrmenn Les, E. C. WHITNEY. 

